T. Venkatesh took charge as Deputy Commissioner of Udupi district here on Friday. Priyanka Mary Francis, CEO of Zilla Panchayat, who was the in-charge Deputy Commissioner since July 5, handed over charge to Mr. Venkatesh at the District Offices Complex here.
Mr. Venkatesh got inputs about the problems facing the district from other government officers. Ms. Francis explained issues related to sand extraction, deemed forest, housing schemes, drinking water, and others, to Mr. Venkatesh.
G. Anuradha, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Thippeswamy, Brahmavar Special Tahsildar, Kiran, Byndoor Tahsildar, T.J. Guruprasad, Udupi Tahsildar, Yogishwar, Deputy Director of Food and Civil Supplies, and others were present.
An IAS officer of the 2010 batch, Mr. Venkatesh was a member of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal before being posted as Deputy Commissioner here. He began his career as Tahsildar in Afzalpur in 1986. He had also served as Assistant Commissioner at Sakleshpur, Chitradurga and Kollegal.
He has held several posts, including that of Additional Regional Commissioner, Bengaluru, Deputy Commissioner of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, Bengaluru, General Manager of Karnataka State Small Industries Development Corporation (KSSIDC).
